UPDATED: NBA Playoffs Injury Report - Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Eight teams from both the Eastern and Western Conferences will continue their first-round playoff series on Wednesday. Here are all of the key injury updates you need to know for all of the teams in action.
UPDATED: NBA Playoffs Injury Report - Wednesday, April 26, 2023
UPDATED: NBA Playoffs Injury Report - Wednesday, April 26, 2023 /

The 2022-23 NBA regular season has come to an end and with the Play-In Tournament coming to an end, it is officially time for the playoffs to begin!

On Wednesday, April 26, eight teams from both the Eastern Conference and Western Conference will continue their respective first-round series, as the New York Knicks will take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5, the Los Angeles Lakers will be in Memphis to take on the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 5, the Miami Heat will hit the road to take on the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 5 and the Golden State Warriors will headline the night against the Sacramento Kings in Game 5.

The Knicks, Lakers and Heat can all close out their respective series with a road win on Wednesday night, as either the Warriors or Kings will get a massive Game 5 victory to pull ahead 3-2 in their series.

Below is a list of every game set to take place today, as well as every team’s injury report with their updated status leading up to tip-off in each game:


(UPDATED 4/26/23 at 8:33 p.m. ET)

Eastern Conference Playoffs First-Round Game 5: [5] New York Knicks (3-1) vs. [4] Cleveland Cavaliers (1-3) - 7:00 p.m. ET.

Knicks Injuries: Jericho Sims (shoulder) - Out, Quentin Grimes (shoulder) - Out

Cavaliers Injuries: Dylan Windler (foot) - Out


Western Conference Playoffs First-Round Game 5: [7] Los Angeles Lakers (3-1) vs. [2] Memphis Grizzlies (1-3) - 7:30 p.m. ET.

Lakers Injuries: Dennis Schroder (Achilles) - Available, Anthony Davis (foot) - Available, LeBron James (foot) - Available

Grizzlies Injuries: Steven Adams (knee) - Out, Brandon Clarke (Achilles) - Out, Jake LaRavia (calf) - Out


Eastern Conference Playoffs First-Round Game 5: [8] Miami Heat (3-1) vs. [1] Milwaukee Bucks (1-3 - 9:30 p.m. ET.

Heat Injuries: Tyler Herro (hand) - Out, Victor Oladipo (knee) - Out, Bam Adebayo (hamstring) - Available

Bucks Injuries: Giannis Antetokounmpo (back) - Available


Western Conference Playoffs First-Round Game 5: [6] Golden State Warriors (2-2) vs. [3] Sacramento Kings (2-2) - 10:00 p.m. ET.

Warriors Injuries: Andre Iguodala (wrist) - Out, Ryan Rollins (foot) - Out

Kings Injuries: Matthew Dellavedova (finger) - Out, De’Aaron Fox (finger) - Available


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Brett Siegel worked with Fastbreak on FanNation until May 2023 as a credentialed NBA journalist after previously covering the NBA for NBA Analysis Network and working with Louisville Basketball. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.